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Farmer Maggot's home in Bamfurlong.
Bamfurlong (literally, Furlong of Beans) was a farm in the boggy region of the Marish in the eastern Shire. It was the home of Farmer Maggot, who (like the other Hobbits in this inhospitable area) lived above ground rather than in a traditional Hobbit-hole. Farmer Maggot's farm was well-known in the area for his mushrooms, which he protected fiercely against trespassers with his three fearsome dogs.
The center of the farm consisted of a farm house with thatched roof and associated farm-buildings, set along Maggot's Lane. The lane led out of the farm and after one-two miles crossed a deep dike, and climbed onto the high bank of the causeway between Rushey and Stock; five miles north was the Bucklebury Ferry.
History[]
When Frodo Baggins was young and lived at Brandy Hall he occasionally sneaked onto the farm to poach some mushrooms. On the last visit Maggot had caught Frodo and gave him a beating for his thievery. Frodo avoided the place and him ever after.
On 25 September T.A. 3001, Frodo and Sam crossed Maggot's fields at Bamfurlong when he met Merry and Pippin raiding Maggot's crops. In the ensuing chase they tumbled down to the nearby Woody End.
